{"nrhp_refnum":"75001485","name":"Frank, Charles, House And Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Valley City at jct. of OH 303 and SR 23","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valley City","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.23738430600008,"lon":-81.95389652599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-09-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story wooden frame Greek Revival residence and store at the southeast corner of State Route 303 and County Highway 23 in Liverpool Township, near Valley City, Medina County, Ohio. It was built before the Civil War by Charles Frank.","why_significant":"The form describes it as an unusually pretentious wooden residence and store for a relatively isolated location in an industrious township. It served as a stopping place for farmers hauling produce to Cleveland and as an inn, and the corner became known as Frank's Corners. The nomination notes that rural corner residence-stores are not rare, but one of this size and configuration is unusual.","narrative":"Built before the Civil War by Charles Frank, this large two-story wooden building stands at the southeast corner of State Route 303 and County Highway 23 in Liverpool Township, Medina County. It looks like a house, yet eight window bays line its long north front, reflecting its dual role as residence and store. Greek Revival details include cornice returns and a full frieze, with a center entrance of double doors and a horizontal transom. Two wings project south, forming a U-shape later closed in with a large-windowed wall. Frank also dealt in horses, and the building served as an inn and a stopping place for farmers carrying produce to Cleveland. The location became known locally as Frank's Corners. The building was considered notable because it was unusually grand for an isolated spot, and because corner residence-stores of this size and configuration are uncommon. When documented in 1974, it was in fair condition and used for storage.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Charles Frank (builder/owner)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Fair condition when described in 1974; used primarily for storage, unpainted for many years, interior inaccessible.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.088941-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001485.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001485/34d4219e3d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001485/34d4219e3d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kevin V. Dudley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Frank_House_and_Store_(Liverpool,_Ohio)_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin V. Dudley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Frank_House_and_Store_(Liverpool,_Ohio)_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990203","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138576774"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/frank-charles-house-and-store-75001485/"}